AL: DETROIT (55-36) at MINNESOTA (49-44) <h3>Miller has tough task against Twins, Santana</h3> Detroit (55-36) at Minnesota (49-44), 8:10 pm EDT MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) - When the Detroit Tigers drafted AndrewMiller with the sixth overall pick in the 2006 draft, they sawthe lefthander as their future version of the Minnesota Twins'Johan Santana. Miller will square off against Santana on Wednesday when theTwins host the Tigers in the middle game of a three-game series. Miller's meteoric rise through the Detroit system has seen himtake seven starts in the majors in just his second professionalseason, dominating at times. Minnesota, however, had no problemwith the 22-year-old when they faced him at the Metrodome onJune 30, pushing six runs across the plate - five earned - infive innings to hand the youngster a loss. Miller (4-3, 3.35 ERA) rebounded nicely from that drubbing,surrendering three combined earned runs over his past twostarts, going 1-1 against Boston and at Seattle. Fresh off his third straight All-Star appearance, Santana (11-6,2.60) tossing seven scoreless innings last Friday againstOakland to push his post-All-Star break record to 33-3 since2004. Behind Nate Robertson, the Tigers posted a 1-0 victory inTuesday's series opener.
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">DETROIT AT MINNESOTA -- LINEUPS DETROIT MINNESOTA AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Ryan Raburn CF .500 0 1 Luis Castillo 2B .311 0 16 Placido Polanco 2B .331 3 39 Jason Bartlett SS .253 2 24 Gary Sheffield DH .307 22 62 Joe Mauer C .311 4 40 Magglio Ordonez RF .356 14 76 Michael Cuddyer RF .281 10 56 Carlos Guillen SS .312 14 69 Justin Morneau 1B .290 25 76 Ivan Rodriguez C .293 8 46 Torii Hunter CF .298 19 71 Marcus Thames 1B .257 11 32 Jeff Cirillo DH .272 2 20 Craig Monroe LF .220 9 44 Lew Ford LF .247 2 12 Brandon Inge 3B .243 11 42 Nick Punto 3B .209 1 18 Andrew Miller LHP (4-3, 3.35) Johan Santana LHP (11-6, 2.60)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA WARMUPS: DET - ANDREW MILLER (4-3, 3.35) MIN - JOHAN SANTANA (11-6, 2.60) UMPIRES: HP - GARY DARLING 1B - PHIL CUZZI 2B - TOM HALLION 3B - JAMES HOYE WEATHER: INDOORS</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA STARTING BATS: DET - ANDREW MILLER AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ MIN - JOHAN SANTANA AND JOE MAUER DUE UP FOR DETROIT: R RABURN (.500, 0 HR, 1 RBI) P POLANCO (.331, 3 HR, 39 RBI) G SHEFFIELD (.307, 22 HR, 62 RBI)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 0 0 0 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - ANDREW MILLER MIN - JOHAN SANTANA DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L CASTILLO (.311, 0 HR, 16 RBI) J BARTLETT (.253, 2 HR, 24 RBI) J MAUER (.311, 4 HR, 40 RBI)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS MINNESOTA (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Raburn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .356 C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 M Thames 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 J Bartlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 J Mauer c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 M Cuddyer rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 J Cirillo dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 L Ford lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 0 -- 0 MINNESOTA - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era A Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.35 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Santana 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.58 Pitches-strikes: J Santana 8-7. Ground balls-fly balls: J Santana 1-2. Batters faced: J Santana 3. UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Tom Hallion. 3B--James Hoye. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA CONFIRMED STARTERS: DET - ANDREW MILLER MIN - JOHAN SANTANA</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 0 0 0 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 2 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - ANDREW MILLER MIN - JOHAN SANTANA DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.356, 14 HR, 76 RBI) C GUILLEN (.312, 14 HR, 69 RBI) I RODRIGUEZ (.293, 8 HR, 46 RBI)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS MINNESOTA (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Raburn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .356 C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 M Thames 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 J Bartlett ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309 M Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283 J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289 T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 J Cirillo dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 L Ford lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Totals 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Morneau 1. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - J Bartlett (18, 2nd base off A Miller/I Rodriguez). ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 0 -- 0 MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era A Miller 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.27 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Santana 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.58 Pitches-strikes: A Miller 16-11; J Santana 8-7. Ground balls-fly balls: A Miller 2-0; J Santana 1-2. Batters faced: A Miller 5; J Santana 3. UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Tom Hallion. 3B--James Hoye. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 0 0 0 0 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 2 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - ANDREW MILLER MIN - JOHAN SANTANA DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: T HUNTER (.298, 19 HR, 71 RBI) J CIRILLO (.272, 2 HR, 20 RBI) L FORD (.247, 2 HR, 12 RBI)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS MINNESOTA (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Raburn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .355 C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 M Thames 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 J Bartlett ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309 M Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283 J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289 T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 J Cirillo dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 L Ford lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Totals 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Morneau 1. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - J Bartlett (18, 2nd base off A Miller/I Rodriguez). ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 00 -- 0 MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era A Miller 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.27 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Santana 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.56 Pitches-strikes: A Miller 16-11; J Santana 18-14. Ground balls-fly balls: A Miller 2-0; J Santana 2-3. Batters faced: A Miller 5; J Santana 6. UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Tom Hallion. 3B--James Hoye. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 0 0 0 0 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - ANDREW MILLER MIN - JOHAN SANTANA DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M THAMES (.257, 11 HR, 32 RBI) C MONROE (.220, 9 HR, 44 RBI) B INGE (.243, 11 HR, 42 RBI)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS MINNESOTA (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Raburn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .355 C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 M Thames 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Miller-P Polanco-M Thames). MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 J Bartlett ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309 M Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283 J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289 T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 J Cirillo dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272 L Ford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Totals 7 0 2 0 1 1 4 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Morneau 1. GIDP - L Ford. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - J Bartlett (18, 2nd base off A Miller/I Rodriguez). ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 00 -- 0 MINNESOTA - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era A Miller 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.19 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Santana 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.56 Pitches-strikes: A Miller 30-18; J Santana 18-14. Ground balls-fly balls: A Miller 5-0; J Santana 2-3. Batters faced: A Miller 8; J Santana 6. UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Tom Hallion. 3B--James Hoye. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 2 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - ANDREW MILLER MIN - JOHAN SANTANA DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: N PUNTO (.209, 1 HR, 18 RBI) L CASTILLO (.310, 0-FOR-1) J BARTLETT (.256, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS MINNESOTA (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Raburn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .355 C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 M Thames 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 C Monroe lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 Totals 9 0 0 0 0 3 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Miller-P Polanco-M Thames). MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 J Bartlett ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309 M Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283 J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289 T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 J Cirillo dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272 L Ford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Totals 7 0 2 0 1 1 4 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Morneau 1. GIDP - L Ford. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - J Bartlett (18, 2nd base off A Miller/I Rodriguez). ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 000 -- 0 MINNESOTA - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era A Miller 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.19 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Santana 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.54 Pitches-strikes: A Miller 30-18; J Santana 35-26. Ground balls-fly balls: A Miller 5-0; J Santana 3-3. Batters faced: A Miller 8; J Santana 9. UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Tom Hallion. 3B--James Hoye. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - ANDREW MILLER MIN - JOHAN SANTANA DUE UP FOR DETROIT: R RABURN (.400, 0-FOR-1) P POLANCO (.330, 0-FOR-1) G SHEFFIELD (.306, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS MINNESOTA (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Raburn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .355 C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 M Thames 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 C Monroe lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 Totals 9 0 0 0 0 3 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Miller-P Polanco-M Thames). MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .310 J Bartlett ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .255 J Mauer c 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308 M Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283 J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289 T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 J Cirillo dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272 L Ford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 N Punto 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Totals 10 0 2 0 2 2 6 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Morneau 1. GIDP - L Ford. Team LOB - 3. BASERUNNING: SB - J Bartlett (18, 2nd base off A Miller/I Rodriguez). ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 000 -- 0 MINNESOTA - 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era A Miller 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 3.12 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Santana 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.54 Pitches-strikes: A Miller 48-30; J Santana 35-26. Ground balls-fly balls: A Miller 7-0; J Santana 3-3. Batters faced: A Miller 12; J Santana 9. UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Tom Hallion. 3B--James Hoye. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY MAGGLIO ORDONEZ SCORED RYAN RABURN AND PLACIDO POLANCO. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M ORDONEZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2 MINNESOTA 0 TOP, 4TH DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.311, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 2 0 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - ANDREW MILLER MIN - JOHAN SANTANA DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M CUDDYER (.283, 1-FOR-1) J MORNEAU (.289, 0-FOR-1) T HUNTER (.297, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: DETROIT at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">DETROIT (2) VS MINNESOTA (0) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Raburn cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 P Polanco 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .332 G Sheffield dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .305 M Ordonez rf 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 .357 C Guillen ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .310 I Rodriguez c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 M Thames 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 C Monroe lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 Totals 15 2 3 2 0 4 4 BATTING: 2B - R Raburn (1, J Santana); M Ordonez (36, J Santana). RBI - M Ordonez 2 (78). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Miller-P Polanco-M Thames). MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .310 J Bartlett ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .255 J Mauer c 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308 M Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283 J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289 T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 J Cirillo dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272 L Ford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 N Punto 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Totals 10 0 2 0 2 2 6 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Morneau 1. GIDP - L Ford. Team LOB - 3. BASERUNNING: SB - J Bartlett (18, 2nd base off A Miller/I Rodriguez). ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 000 2 -- 2 MINNESOTA - 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era A Miller 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 3.12 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Santana 4 3 2 2 0 4 0 2.66 Pitches-strikes: A Miller 48-30; J Santana 70-53. Ground balls-fly balls: A Miller 7-0; J Santana 3-5. Batters faced: A Miller 12; J Santana 15. UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Tom Hallion. 3B--James Hoye. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
